Alaina, there are a lot of side trips you can take to South Pacific Islands which are pretty inexpensive. Vanuatu for instance (4 hrs or so, direct flights from Syd/Bne/Mel). Fiji is very touristy and they have had some civil unrest in previous years. There is a travel warning on Thailand at present too. We've just come back from the Cook Islands, which were wonderful - Sarah (Decords) has been there too and highly recommended it.

Do you want utter $$$$$ luxury, somewhere in the middle (luxury resorts but great local life where you can join in) or backpacker/motel style? I can think of a few places which might be good depending on what you want.

What airline are you flying? Air New Zealand flies to a lot of Pacific Islands as a stopover to UK.

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